If we do not answer the phone, we are probably here-- Just leave a message- we will
return your call (it may not be the same day). :-)

Felt is used in a piano to prevent wood and metal parts from hitting each
other and clacking. Also, felt is the material of choice for hammers and dampers.
It wears out very slowly, but it does wear out. So new felt is
in order in restoration and in pianos which get heavy use.

For all
parts possible I give you a diagram identity number so you can go to the diagram
and double check to see if you are ordering the right part. It is impossible
to give a "Back" button to return to so many pages, so please use your browser's
"Back" button.

Also,
I give you a link to the page which tells how to make the repair or installation
of the new part.

Felt
parts compress over many years, and the adjustment of the piano is pushed to the
maximum. In a well done restoration these felts parts are a must. If
you think our felt is too expensive, let me say this-- You pay 40%, or LESS,
mark up on all parts at this site. If that is too much, go away. We
don't want to be associated with shoddy workmanship. I am serious about
this. We do not sell to you out of desperation. Get your felt
at Wal-Mart.

Also,
carpet beetles, mice, and moths can eat away at felt parts. Please read
about moth proofing in Chapter 7, #44. Also,
department store felt is almost all synthetic. Piano felt is at least 70%
wool, and it is woven in two directions or even three.

Again,
cheap felt is OK for making hats, but NOT in pianos.

A
la carte felt parts are found below the following KIT

KEY
LEVER AND KEY BED RESTORATION KITNOTE: This kit is now available in two forms: with keypins or without keypins. Kit without keypins is $126.35

This kit will restore
the physical operation of the key levers. This will in turn make leveling
and adjustment of the actionmuch more accurate, and the touch will be improved
also. If you wish to replace the key tops, go to the Key
Top Page. Look for the Key Top Restoration Kit.

This
Key Lever Restoration Kit contains the following:

1.
SH336C- One set of 90 Front Rail Felt Bushings-- These cushion the key as
it is pressed down.

2. SH332C- One set of 90 Center Rail Felt Bushings--
The key lever rocks on this felt at the center pin.

3.
Front and Center Rail Paper Shims-- Our product-- See graphic down page. Assortment
of thicknesses-- These are needed to lever the keys.

4. SH322C- SH324/Steinway
Grands- SH324-/Grands- One Key Back Rail Felt (Cloth)-- The back end of the
key lever rests on this strip of felt when the key is let up.

5.
SH314- Key Button and Key Front Pin Bushing Felt-- Two strips of medium and two strips of thin provided; also 2 oz bottle glue. This
felt is glued in the center rail pin hole and in the front pin hole under the
key lever.

6. SP147-- Key Button Wedges-- One dozen are provided.
Size .147 is provided.It would be advised that you mic the center pin and
front pin (across the flat) to makesure they are both .146 diameter. If not,
we can send the right size wedge for your pins.
This HDPE wedge is precision
made to hold the key button felt in place as it dries. -- See graphic --->
Mic. your center rail pin and front rail pin, the flat narrow way, in thousandths
of an inch so we can send the right wedges.

7.
SH304R- Name Board Felt-- TWO PROVIDED- This felt strip is self-sticking and attached
to the fall board (name board) under the edge to rest on the back end of the key
levers. It stops clicking of the key top on the wood, and it makes a nice accent.
All pianos have this. The second strip is added in case some other accent felt
is used on your piano.

8. One Hundred Center Rail Key Pins- Mic your
center pins. Old pins are rough and often covered with verdigris, and this
slows the movement of the keys up and down. The nickel plated new pins slip easily
and enhance motion.Choose one of the following:
SH351A- 2-1/4 inches long by .146 diameter
or
SH351D- 2-1/4 inches long by .160 diameter

10.
SH255 and SH265- Key Leveling Tool with Sharp Leveling adapter-- This is
a more professional tool for accurately leveling the keys. 02/05/08- Ask if
the sharp leveling tool is in stock ! Instructions included -- See graphic
--->

Above
is the price for uprights. For Steinway Grands-- Add $ 21.00
For all other Grands-- Add $ 18.00

Add
a tool: Jaras Electric Key Bushing Remover, Part Number SH909-- $ 39.00 This tool is like
a soldering iron but with a tip which will insert into the bushing hole and
heat and melt the glue. Speeds up the process greatly.

This
kit cannot be changed, and felt not used cannot be returned. If a Kit Customer
finds they do not have enough felt for some task with this kit, we will sell
them additional felt as needed with at-cost shipping, meaning, regular minimums
do not apply.

CAUTION: The key tops should be replaced before leveling
the key levers. If not, the leveling will be all over the place. See our
Key Top Restoration Kit.

We now have nameboard felt, understring cloth, stringing braid & hitch pin punchings available in blue. Call for price.

CABINET,
RESTORATION, AND ACTION FELT

Part
Description:
Part Number
Price

Self-sticking name board felt- Used as
the dressing between the back end of the
keys and the fall board or name board. 52" long by about 1/2
inch wide Maroon
Old Part No. 3390275M
New Part No. SH304M
$ 2.60Scarlet
Old Part No. 3390275A
New
Part No. SH304R $ 2.60Brown
Old Part No. 3390275C
New Part No. SH304B $ 2.60

Same felt By the Yard-- NON
SELF-STICKING 7-1/2 by 52 inches--
Cut your own name board felt. May be used as
stringing felt to mute wire tails. May be of use in pump organs to
seal of reservoirs.

KEY
COVER FELTThe above felt is almost a perfect fit for replacing
key covering felt. Use to keep dust out of the keys while you leave the fall
board (key cover) open. Some slight trimming may be needed.

* * * *NEW ITEM* * * *ECSAINE (SUEDE) STRIPS FOR MUSIC DESKSAttach to flat, horizontal surface of music desk to keep music from slipping. Available in two widths.1 3/4" by 40" long SH2450A
$8.753" by 40" long SH2450B
$13.75

Part Description:
Part Number Price

Spring Rail Felt Green or RedThis felt strip is used on the back side of the rail on which
the hammer butt springsare
mounted. It is there to stop the dampers from clicking against the wood rail.
13/16 inch by 52 inches
by 1/8 thick SH311G or SH311R
$ 5.25

Felt
"Cloth"The
word "Cloth" is used for the following items. This is felt with a woven
layer embedded in it for extreme durability where force is transferred frompart
to part in the piano action. Where quieting is wanted, use regular felt.

Key
Rail "Cloth"- Used under the back end of the keys as rest
and support- May be
used where heavy parts rest as under some fall boards when opened.
1-1/2 inches by 52 inches and one quarter inch
thick - Standard thickness SH322C
$ 10.75

Key
Button Bushing Felt "Cloth"- For making new bushings in front and
center of keys- May be used
also under strings, on the plate, and on hammer butts with leather.
3/8 inch wide by 54 inches long-- Purchase
three for 88 keys.
Thin--
.047 inches thick--
SH321A $ 4.00
Medium-- .054 inches thick--
SH321B $
4.00
Thick--
.071 inches thick--
SH321C
$ 4.00Learn
how to install this felt in the key bushing holes.

Flange Bushing
Felt "Cloth"- For making new bushings in flanges, stickers,and anywhere else where a center
pin is involved. ScarletAlso used for the Grand Piano Damper BushingsIf you want to try this art-
Suggest you order two strips-17/64 inches wide by 18 inches longSH320X $4.00 Read installation
instructions in Section 10.5 on felt bushing replacement.

Sticker or Abstract Felt "cloth"

This felt has an inner warp woven vertically
and is hard-- extreme wear and force points need this.

For thinner woven felt "cloth"
see Action Cloth listed next.

This felt is used:1. At the bottom end of stickers on upright pianos2. Under wippens where the capstan pushes
the underside of the wippen3.
At the back end of grand pianos where the underlever contacts the tail of the
key lever4. On square
grands where the damper wire rides on the end of the key lever?5. On grand player pianos where the wood
button or capstand activates the key lever

Action Felt "Cloth"-
Used on bottom of stickers, felt
insert in hammer butts, on
damper levers, and in wippens-- Used on spring (damper) rail
Can be used as understringing felt in
some applications or where string tail damping is needed.
Can be used on hammer rail rest. Anywhere felt needs
to be added Can be cut in
pieces to meet many needs in piano cabinet and action

Non-conventional
uses: This felt is exceptional
for rebuilding the action of electronic pianos.
Also, glue to back of picture frames to protect the wall.
Add a strip to the back
edge of cupboard doors to stop banging.
Inside accordion where damping is needed.
For instruments near you ear and a hazard to hearing,
line that area with this felt.
Excellent for polishing glass lenses and windshields with compounds.
Insert inside a hat band to reduce the
size of the hat. Use white :-)

Strips of action "cloth"-- 7-1/2 inches
wide and 52 inches long

Part
Number

Description

Width

Approz.
Thickness

Price

SH2317-1/2W

Thin
White

7-1/2"
by 52"

.070

$ 69.00

SH2317-1/2G

Thin
Green

7-1/2"
by 52"

.070

$ 69.00

SH2317W

Medium
White

7-1/2"
by 52"

.118

$ 76.00

SH2317G

Medium
Green

7-1/2"
by 52"

.118

$ 76.00

Strips of action "cloth"-- 1-1/2 inches
wide and 52 inches longAside from the above piano
applications, these strips can be used to polish
turned lathe
items. Add compound to felt and work the strip up and down to polish.

Part
Number

Description

Width

Approz.
Thickness

Price

SH317-1/2W

Thin
White

1-1/2"
by 52"

.070

$ 8.00

SH317-1/2G

Thin
Green

1-1/2"
by 52"

.070

$ 8.00

SH317W

Medium
White

1-1/2"
by 52"

.118

$ 9.00

SH317G

Medium
Green

1-1/2"
by 52"

.118

$ 9.00

Part
Description:
Part Number
Price

Policy
on Front and Center Rail felt punchings:PLEASE READ
ALL OF THIS DO NOT
REMOVE OR DISCARD THE OLD PAPER SHIMS
UNDER YOUR FELT PUNCHINGS !!!!
Your original felt punchings
have been greatly compressed due to use and age.
This means that your measurement of the old felts cannot
be accurate. Too many people
end up with new punchings which are too thin.
So, we no longer carry all the thicknesses.
We find that people end up with key dip troubles
by guessing. You should
buy a set of paper shims for each set of felt punchings you are ordering.
The paper shims are down this
page just after the felt punchings.
This way, you can level the keys to the thickness of the new felt punchings.
Correct key dip, usually
3/8 inch, is essential to accurate adjustment of the action.
If you are not sure of yourself, ask about
it when you order by phone.
Also, it is not wise to do only the front rail, or only the center rail, punchings.
Only replacing center rail punchings
will result in too much key dip.
Only replacing front rail punchings will result in too little key dip.

Hammer Butt
Felt Squares-
Mount on the lower area of the hammer butt to cushion the top
of the jack. This solves the clicking
in an action. Set of 100-
Medium-- Red-- .164 inches
thick--
SH308-1/2R
$ 7.00

Part
Description:
Part Number
Price

Hitch Pin Bushings-- This
is the scarlet washer which goes over the hitch pin and
on which the loop or lower bend of the string rests.
It prevents damage to the
harp and prevents buzzing or vibration at the hitch pin.-- Per 100
3/8" Outside Diameter-- 1/8"
Inside Diemeter-- .047 inches thick--
SH330G
$ 7.30
1/2" Outside Diameter-- 1/8" Inside Diemeter
SH330H
$ 9.75

Groove Felt Rounds (Spring Punchings)-
For Upright butt spring grooves and damper
spring grooves. Also used
on Grand Piano wippens as a cushion.
Exceptionally useful on the back of picture frames to avoid wall
damage. Set of 100-- White
Cloth for Uprights-- .063 inches thick-- SH330E
$ 6.30

Grand
Damper Lifter Felt- Mounts on the back end of the keys of a grand and
lifts the damper lever, or, on
square grands, directly lifts the damper wire
See part 5 in the diagram on Grand
Damper Diagram page-Strip
1/2 inch wide by 14 inches long--
Consists of four strips--
SH947
$ 3.90

Stringing Braid- Thin and woven
cloth web-- Used by
weaving it through the tail of the strings to prevent very high overtones
5/8 inches wide by
52 inches long
SH327
$ 3.50

Bellyman
Felt-Grand Piano- Inserted between the front of the harp and the front
wood rim. Consists of three
strips of felt-- thin, medium, and thick
Especially needed on Steinway grands.
SH2334
$ 28.50

Rim Braid- New Item- 3/8 inch diameter.
Inserted around the inside of the rim of the
piano to fill the crack between the rim and the harp (plate).
Some old quality uprights had this around
the top between the cabinet and the
edge of the harp dropping down below the bottom of the pin block
This product can be used in churches
to block off pews. Tassle not available.GOLD
SH2340G
$ 5.50 per yardRED
SH2340R
$ 5.50 per yard

Used for:Polishing finishes during restoration Do-it-yourself mutes for tuning
Polishing mirror finishes on stainless steel One customer used it, with some
compound, to polish telescope lenses Stops or bumpers on the back of doors,
bedsteads, and objects to save walls Polishing in shop work
SH303 $ 8.00 / lb.

PRACTICE
MUTE AND RINKY TINK OR MANDOLIN KIT

Practice Mute Replacement
felt- 2 inches wide by 54 inches long and tapered
This felt strip is made to replace the felt mute in
old uprights that had it, and it
is found in some Asian pianos in modern times. You will have to remove the
old strip and fit the new ones. This
will involve making provision for the vertical
metal brackets mounting the action in the piano. Use Elmer's
Carpenter's Glue to attach
the new felt strip to the old bar.
SH300 $ 12.65 each

Rinky Tink or
Mandolin Kit for UprightsThis
kit has everything needed to add a rinky tink sound to your upright piano.
It includes a cable pull to mount under
the key bed which you can pul to
control the device. This kit can also be used to mount the quieting Practice
Mute above. But, we cannot alter the
original kit to reduce the price.
This kit will require some detailed fitting of the leather and tabs which you
will be required to attach.
It cannot be made ahead of time to fit any piano at random
because the string placement of all pianos varies from
piano to piano. If you are
not an intuitive person, or if you do not have a friend with mechanical talents,
you should not try this. We CANNOT promise
you success unless you are willing
to take responsibility for your success. We will not refund your money if you
in any way start to modify the kit parts.
Having made this rather ominous disclaimer,
I must say that the kit is very well planned, and, as far as I know,
this is the only kit of its
kind available at this time. It was designed by a man with 50 years in the trade.
Complete instructions are provided with
the kit
DA842
$ 142.50

Do-It-Youself
Rinky Tink or Mandolin Kit-- THIS IS A CONVERSION KIT You MUST already
have a practice mute in your piano to use this kit.
Also, you will have to innovate and make the
products work for you. I cannot
write instuctions which will cover anything you will run into. This means you
will need to determine where
the strings are in relation to the leather strip AFTER you
install the leather strip. You may do this by attaching
carbon paper to the back of
the leather strip facing the leather and run the front of the leather with a hard
object. Remove the carbon paper,
and cut between the marks made by the strings on the
leather. You may also rub the strings with chalk and rub the
front of the leather. This
will tell you where to cut the leather strip. You must have the confidence to
innovate because I cannot predict all
the variables you may encounter. Be sure to
clamp the metal tabs so that they are in a straight line, and position
the mute bar so that the tabs
are just barely BELOW the actual point the hammer hits the strings. This will
prevent destruction of the hammers over
time.

3 inch by 48 inch leather
strip and 100 metal tabs to attach to the strip.
Instructions included which can be adapted to this conversion
process.
Part Numbers
DA68 and DA848 $ 39.00 total

Worn dampers do not stop
the wire from vibrating suddenly. An after-sound or fuzzy sound may follow
many notes as the damper peddle is released. Also, dampers which have
gotten damp or wet will harden and cause a buzz as they come to rest on the
strings (Bzzzrung). There is only one solution that lasts- NEW PARTS.

This
is useful where the wood wedges are either dry and cracking or where you wish
to have the convenience of not gluing felt parts to wood. You may wish to
also replace the blocks above to be sure the damper wood is all new and the
set screws easy to adjust later.

Part
Description:
Part Number
Price

Upright Damper felt
for OLD style wooden blocks-- Some older pianos have round or odd shaped
wood blocks. You will need to start over with new damper blocks and use the
damper felt on wooden blocks as seen below, SH534 and SH534-1/2. Damper
blocks with wire straight through (treble) SH533T $ 1.00
Damper blocks with wire at an angle through (bass and some treble) SH533B
$ 1.00 Full set of either above style-- Tell us how many of each kind--SH533 $ 36.00

Upright Set of 40 wood mounts with
felt heads-- For NEW style square blocks
18" strip of the same uncut--
Cut them with a fine tooth hobby sawSH534
$ 71.50Ready cut-- All damper felt and blocks ready to installSH534-1/2
$ 101.60

Upright Bass Dampers felt mounted
on wooden stripsConsists of 10 for single strings, and 20 for double
strings. If you need more of either type, we can add to the set. Just ask.
Made by Laoureux. These are the typical dampers found on older uprights.

Dimensions

1-3/8"
long by 3/8" wide 1-3/4" long by 3/8" wide 1-3/4"
long by 5/16" wide 1-5/8" long by 5/16" wide 1-5/8"
by 5/16" Trichord

Description

Standard
Length Old Style New Style Back felt off center Back Felt off
center

Part
Number

SH535A
SH535B SH535C SH535D SH535DT

Price

$
27.75
$ 29.50
$ 29.50
$ 27.75
$ 3.50 each

HINT: When installing
the Trichord damper felt on strips, make sure the damper is positioned so that
it does not catch on the top of the hammer as it strikes the string.

Upright Treble Damper felt- Two pieces of damper felt per damper
Treble set for doing treble section of upright
piano- 1st Quality- Made by Laoureux- The
best product-- Scarlet backed, center stitched-
Tapered-- 80 felt pieces for dampers with two pieces of felt per
damper- 3/8" thick- This means you can do
40 dampers with this set Includes one 4
3/4" strip to cut out trichord felts fir three string notes in the
treble area- Felts taper from1/2" to 11/16"
in height.
SH1595 $ 59.25

Upright
Treble Damper Felt- Tapered strip of
solid felt with scarlet backing-- Taper from 1-3/8" tall to 1-3/16"
Thickness tapers from 1/2" to 3/8"
19 inches long-- One strip should do one piano
You will have to cut the individual damper pieces
from the strip
SH1534
$ 30.95

Same
as 1534 above, but cut into 45 pieces ready to mount
One piece of damper felt per damper
SH1534 1/2
$ 38.95

Upright or Grand Damper Felt by the Strip-
27-1/2" long each I suggest you use this felt to do the bass dampers
on a grand piano.
Determine how much you will need by measuring the damper felt length
on all dampers, take a long look
at the patterns below, determine about
how much to add in height for compression and wear, then order the
amount of strips you will
need. Allow some for error :-) Also, you need
to use scarlet backed felt since your dampers
can be seen easily from above,
and without the scarlet the dampers will look weird.

When
the wooden block needs adjusting on very old pianos, it is common for the set
screw to bind up and break off. Also the wood can deteriorate and break. These
blocks will solve that problem. Also, in a first class restoration, it will
be better to do all of the blocks so that the thing doesn't nickel and dime you
to death over the years.

Part
Description:
Part Number Price

One set of 68 old type square damper blocks with set screws
Consists of 32 short bass blocks-- 36 straight bore treble blacks
SH533
$ 40.80

Complete Kit of 70 Wood Damper
blocks, 7 inch wires, and felt-- Pratt-Win--
Assembly required-- Made by RennerSold only in full setsSH967$ 685.00

LEATHER
for ActionsFor very expensive
imported leather used by German and Japanese piano makers, SEND
MAIL

Part Description:
Part Number Price

Buckskin Remnants- Economy way to make new buckskins-
Sold by pound- SH330
$ 16.70

If you don't
have a piano, WEAR IT. Honest Abe did-- "Between the shoe and Sock & his
britches–made of buckskin there was bare & naked 6 or more inches of Abe
Lincoln shin bone." Nathaniel Grigsby

Buckskin-
Used under hammer butts, backchecks, and for the
catcher on the stump for the the upright back check-
Also on grand back checks
Ideal for hammer butts, backchecks, and upright
stumps First quality iorted
imported doeskin. You will
receive two pieces of uneven length which add up to 36.5 inches

One set of two strips 18 1/4 inches long
and 11/16 inches wide--
SH329A $
6.20
One set of two strips 18 1/4 inches
long and 3/8 inches wide--
SH329B
$ 4.00
One set of two strips 16 3/4 inches long and 7/16 inches wide--
SH329C $ 4.50

Same product as above but tapered for easy and neat
covering of grand backchecks
One set of two strips 18 1/4 inches
long and 1 5/8 inches wide--
SH329D
$ 10.10
One set of two strips 18 1/4 inches long and 2 inches wide--
SH329E $ 19.80

GRAND SCARLET FELT DO-IT-YOURSELF STRING COVER

Protect
the strings, soundboard, and action from collecting dust and grime. This is VERY
important if you have a wood stove or fireplace in use all winter. This piece
of high quality felt is laid inside the grand piano string area when the lid
is up. Expensive pianos are often displayed in this way. The red felt offers a
touch of class. Simply slip the felt out of the piano and give it a shake every
day, and when you wish to play it. Your sound board decal will always look
fresh, and the action will not take dirt which can cause it to slow down.
AND, you can leave the lid up all the time for a more stylish look.

This
is 70% wool felt, so it will act as a physical barrier to humidity which falls
out of the air, thus inhibitingmoisture on the string and tuning pin area.

By
the half yard, this felt is used between the brace and the under side of the top
on Grand Piano Lids. Action cloth above will not work since the brace is usually
54 inches long.

Sold by the Yard-- 72 inches wide-- A
minimum of two yards must be ordered.

Color
of felt

Brown
Maroon Scarlet Black

Order
Number

SH29BRSH29MSH29
Scarlet SH29BK

Price--
All

$
38.00 per yard

Be
sure to measure carefully. You will need to cut and hem the felt if you want
a tidy fit. You can find a very nice oriental hem of gold and colored
braid at a Middle Eastern shop in your area.